Number of children who die before age 5 in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Number of children who die before age 5 was 23 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
23 deaths
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
192nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
100 deaths
in 1983
All-time low
23 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children who die before age 5 in Marshall Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children who die before age 5 in Marshall Islands stood at 23 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Marshall Islands peaked at 100 deaths in 1983 and was at its lowest, 23 deaths, in 2023.
Marshall Islands ranks 192nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children who die before age 5 in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 78 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 78 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 78 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 78 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 79 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 79 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 79 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 79 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 77 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 78 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 79 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 79 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 79 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 77 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 76 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 75 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 75 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 73 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 74 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 79 deaths | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 81 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 82 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 84 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 84 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 85 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 89 deaths | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 91 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 93 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 94 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 95 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 96 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 98 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 99 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 100 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 100 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 97 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 96 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 92 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 89 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 87 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 83 deaths | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 80 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 78 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 77 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 75 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 75 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 76 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 79 deaths | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 79 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 78 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 76 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 71 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 69 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 65 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 61 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 58 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 55 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 50 deaths | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 47 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 44 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 41 deaths | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 37 deaths | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 35 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 33 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 30 deaths | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 29 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 26 deaths | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 23 deaths | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78.3 deaths | 77 deaths | 79 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 76.6 deaths | 73 deaths | 79 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.8 deaths | 81 deaths | 95 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.7 deaths | 92 deaths | 100 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.5 deaths | 75 deaths | 89 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.4 deaths | 65 deaths | 79 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.1 deaths | 33 deaths | 61 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 27 deaths | 23 deaths | 30 deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 190 Estonia 24 deaths compare
- 190 Montenegro 24 deaths compare
- 192 Dominica 23 deaths compare
- 194 Grenada 22 deaths compare
- 195 French Polynesia 20 deaths compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who die before age 5 in Marshall Islands?
- Number of children who die before age 5 in Marshall Islands was 23 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100 deaths in 1983.
- What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 deaths in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for number of children who die before age 5?
- Marshall Islands ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.